Re: Obolis Invasion: The Charadon Campaign
Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2021 10:25 pm
Round 1 Standings after the April Game Day
Defenders: 19
Invaders: 10
Raiders: 12
While the stalwart defenders of the Imperium have weathered the initial assault on the Chromyd system far better than expected, their position is still vulnerable ahead of the imminent arrival of the Dusk Raiders and other forces of Chaos. Furthermore while we have so far seen only an exploratory tendril of the Tyranid forces, we can expect they and other Xenos forces to further exploit the opportunities opened by the brutal battles of the invasion.
(eg I will be playing for the Raiders next time, and hopefully will have 50PL of Drukhari painted for the job!)
Achievements
MattB earned Master of the 10th Company and 1RP or 5XP for one of his Crusades for showing Irongutsman the ropes of 9th edition.
War Diary of Master Inquisitor Tara - Chromyd System, Obolis Subsector, Charadon Sector
The fortunes of war have favoured us far better than could have been hoped, and the defenders of Chromyd remain substantially intact. We may yet save Metalica in spite of Fabricator General Khleng and his determined efforts to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.
Yet the immaterium roils and there are troubling signs of a deeper strategy in the enemy's works. The Death Guard are coming - Canoness Hypatia has reported the telltale signs of their infernal contagions already upon Okharium. When they appear we will be forced to evacuate the planet, and hence the Chromyd system as a whole, whether we are pushed out by their strength or by the approach of the Fabricator General's Eradication Hulks.
- The forces of the Alpha Legion were dramatically turned back in the field by the valour of the Astra Militarum and their Knight Household allies, a victory critical to both our strategic position and morale in these opening moments of the war. Yet I am deeply concerned, having received intelligence that one of my colleagues was brutally ambushed by a small band of operatives and relieved of particularly sensitive material in an Okharium ruin while the battle raged. I suspect the Alpha Legion have yet again traded a flashy tactical setback for a covert strategic victory of their own.
- The Black Cherubs volunteered to hunt down an incursion of Tyranids, both to protect the exposed flank of the Guard and to avenge the losses of their brothers at Baal. In this they succeeded admirably but the battle was hard-fought and they report the presence of worryingly large Tyranid warbeasts. We cannot expect that these alien horrors will be deterred, not with such a feast as the Charadon system laid before them.
- The Order of the Enduring Wrath likewise rendered sterling service eradicating units of traitorous Guard encountered during their investigation of possible demonic infection sites. While I would expect nothing less from Canoness Hypatia, I do find the lack of favour shown by the Ruinous Powers to their new converts in these engagements exceptionally suspicious*. Was this a yet more brutal version of the Alpha Legion's duplicity, with the sacrifice of a few diverting our eyes from the true goal accomplished elsewhere? We will not be able to hold Okharium long enough to solve this mystery, I fear.
- Meanwhile, I must confess my own forces have contributed to the instability of the system, and for once it is not even the fault of the Daughters of Russ. Since Captain Lazarus deigned to join us, the motives of the Emperor's Scythes have grown opaque even to me, and it appears his personal detachment traded live fire with their brothers under Ser Dyus Gorhaged. Whatever it was Lazarus sought he seems to have got it, and the Emperor's Scythes have closed ranks again, but they completely neglected their other missions and are very fortunate our victories elsewhere provided cover for their transgression.
*Matt sportingly offered to play for the Invaders in the Imperium vs Imperium matchups, but his dice registered their disapproval.
Edit: I played a Crusade game against a colleague at work to teach him the ropes and his Necrons trashed my Imperial Fists. So in the spirit of the CM arbitrarily balancing the campaign, I've awarded his points to the Raiders, but I'll count them against my own cap for contributing to that Alliance. I won't go around awarding points for no reason at all (especially since the battle for top spot shouldn't need any interference), but I'll probably seize on any excuse to stop the third place team from completely dropping off the pace.
Defenders: 19
Invaders: 10
Raiders: 12
While the stalwart defenders of the Imperium have weathered the initial assault on the Chromyd system far better than expected, their position is still vulnerable ahead of the imminent arrival of the Dusk Raiders and other forces of Chaos. Furthermore while we have so far seen only an exploratory tendril of the Tyranid forces, we can expect they and other Xenos forces to further exploit the opportunities opened by the brutal battles of the invasion.
(eg I will be playing for the Raiders next time, and hopefully will have 50PL of Drukhari painted for the job!)
Achievements
MattB earned Master of the 10th Company and 1RP or 5XP for one of his Crusades for showing Irongutsman the ropes of 9th edition.
War Diary of Master Inquisitor Tara - Chromyd System, Obolis Subsector, Charadon Sector
The fortunes of war have favoured us far better than could have been hoped, and the defenders of Chromyd remain substantially intact. We may yet save Metalica in spite of Fabricator General Khleng and his determined efforts to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.
Yet the immaterium roils and there are troubling signs of a deeper strategy in the enemy's works. The Death Guard are coming - Canoness Hypatia has reported the telltale signs of their infernal contagions already upon Okharium. When they appear we will be forced to evacuate the planet, and hence the Chromyd system as a whole, whether we are pushed out by their strength or by the approach of the Fabricator General's Eradication Hulks.
- The forces of the Alpha Legion were dramatically turned back in the field by the valour of the Astra Militarum and their Knight Household allies, a victory critical to both our strategic position and morale in these opening moments of the war. Yet I am deeply concerned, having received intelligence that one of my colleagues was brutally ambushed by a small band of operatives and relieved of particularly sensitive material in an Okharium ruin while the battle raged. I suspect the Alpha Legion have yet again traded a flashy tactical setback for a covert strategic victory of their own.
- The Black Cherubs volunteered to hunt down an incursion of Tyranids, both to protect the exposed flank of the Guard and to avenge the losses of their brothers at Baal. In this they succeeded admirably but the battle was hard-fought and they report the presence of worryingly large Tyranid warbeasts. We cannot expect that these alien horrors will be deterred, not with such a feast as the Charadon system laid before them.
- The Order of the Enduring Wrath likewise rendered sterling service eradicating units of traitorous Guard encountered during their investigation of possible demonic infection sites. While I would expect nothing less from Canoness Hypatia, I do find the lack of favour shown by the Ruinous Powers to their new converts in these engagements exceptionally suspicious*. Was this a yet more brutal version of the Alpha Legion's duplicity, with the sacrifice of a few diverting our eyes from the true goal accomplished elsewhere? We will not be able to hold Okharium long enough to solve this mystery, I fear.
- Meanwhile, I must confess my own forces have contributed to the instability of the system, and for once it is not even the fault of the Daughters of Russ. Since Captain Lazarus deigned to join us, the motives of the Emperor's Scythes have grown opaque even to me, and it appears his personal detachment traded live fire with their brothers under Ser Dyus Gorhaged. Whatever it was Lazarus sought he seems to have got it, and the Emperor's Scythes have closed ranks again, but they completely neglected their other missions and are very fortunate our victories elsewhere provided cover for their transgression.
*Matt sportingly offered to play for the Invaders in the Imperium vs Imperium matchups, but his dice registered their disapproval.
Edit: I played a Crusade game against a colleague at work to teach him the ropes and his Necrons trashed my Imperial Fists. So in the spirit of the CM arbitrarily balancing the campaign, I've awarded his points to the Raiders, but I'll count them against my own cap for contributing to that Alliance. I won't go around awarding points for no reason at all (especially since the battle for top spot shouldn't need any interference), but I'll probably seize on any excuse to stop the third place team from completely dropping off the pace.